$253.32 --> $10,000 challenge
Poker was not kind to me in 2010.

I tried to learn cash games but jumped in way too deep & failed.
Starting at 50NL i jumped around limits and sites, sometimes winning a bit, sometimes tilting a lot, putting in some volume between 50nl-400nl towards the end of the year, but i'm currently a losing / breakeven player at best at those levels.

I've played underrolled, distracted, too tired, tilted, steaming etc and made loads of basic mistakes:
  • Jumping straight in at 50nl 6-max & 100NL HU on Full tilt was a mistake
  • Trying to grind 20 tables of 20nl on cake was a mistake.
  • I was a 50NL HU bumhunter on pkr for a while (lol)
  • Spent some time grinding on Bodog and testing my skills at various levels, 25NL,50nl,100nl,200nl, touching on 2knl on a couple of occasions, dabbling in 400NL completely underrolled, chasing losses at 600nl, etc etc.
  • I grinded eurosites (a lot of 50NL & 100NL, 6 tables) where i found some success, but at times when went wrong i've been prone to tilt, move up and chase losses, often resulting in bigger losses..
  • Played live most weeks, a smallish winner in the local games.
  • Tried sitcking to br management playing 25nl on stars (too many nits)
  • Played over 100k hands of rush poker, mainly 50NL & 100NL (lost)
  • Won about $8k in tourneys at the end of 2010 but lost at least double that in cash games throughout the year spread across 10 different accounts.

I'm now accept that I was (and probably still am) a complete fish.
I've studied NL Holdem, even though everyones solid and the easy money's in PLO, and had eventually decided to give up cash games online.

But today I was reading verneers blog which inspired me.
He's doing a $200--> $10,000 Challenge and is +$2370 after 130k hands.
I know people do these type of challenges all the time, but i received a rakeback payment today and decided to give it one last shot.

I give myelf a 50-1 chance of success, because i know what i'm like, my discipline is poor and i'm probably too LAG, but maybe by posting here and trying to learn & make uNL my new home, my chaces will improve...

So here goes: $253.32 --> $10,000 challenge.

I have a euroaccount w/ 60% rakeback.
I plan to buyin for 100BB, play 4-6 tables, solid abc poker at 5-max NL10 HE and build the br gradually, taking 5 buyin shots when i have 25 buyins for a level, never playing with < 20buyins.

I'll focus on all the usual stuff: Eat healthy, take vitamins, work out, focus on breathing & posture, and play at times when i can focus 100%.
Not play too late (never after 2am), & will work with a stop-loss of 6 buyins. No cashing out unless i reach $10k
If i fail: No more depositing for cash games
i'LL TRY TO PICK UP WHERE TNEVA LEFT OFF!

Does anyone have any tips or advice on how to beat 10NL?